The Global T20 Canada is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament that is played in Canada.[2] The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing.[2] Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers in each squad, along with international players.[3] The inaugural tournament in 2018 took place at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario, while the 2019, 2023 & 2024 tournaments took place at the Brampton Sports Park in proximity to the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Bombay Sports Limited are the owners of the league, and also the organizers of the Euro T20 Slam that was set to begin on 30 August 2019.[1]
 Official logo | |
| Countries | Canada |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Cricket Canada, Bombay Sports Limited[1] |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Next edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champion | Toronto Nationals (1st title) |
| Most successful | Vancouver Knights Winnipeg Hawks Montreal Tigers Toronto Nationals (1 title each) |
| Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (699) |
| Most wickets | Sandeep Lamichhane (32) |
| Website | www |
History
editThe International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the tournament in February 2018, and it is the first fully sanctioned T20 league in North America outside of the Caribbean.[4] Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was pleased with the ICC's decision to approve the league.[5]
In May 2018, Cricket Canada announced that the inaugural edition of the tournament would be held from 28 June to 15 July at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario[6] The Vancouver Knights won the tournament, beating Cricket West Indies B Team by seven wickets in the final.[7]
The inaugural 2018 season was benefitted by the international suspensions of Australian players David Warner and Steve Smith, who were ineligible to represent Australia, and decided to ply their trade in the domestic Canadian competition.
The 2019 league was held at the Brampton Sports Park grounds by CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario from 25 July to 11 August.[8] The second-round game between Montreal Tigers and Toronto Nationals on 7 August was delayed for two hours in a protest over unpaid wages; some pay issues dated back to the 2018 tournament. The protest occurred even though Toronto Nationals captain Yuvraj Singh's fundraiser for his YouWeCan Foundation, had been hosted two days earlier by League organizers.[1]
The third season of the tournament, scheduled to be held in 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to 2021.[9] Originally planned to be played in Brampton,[10] it was later announced that it would be held from 24 June to 11 July 2021[11] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia due to ongoing pandemic restrictions in Canada.[12] Edmonton Royals were renamed as Surrey Jaguars.[13] The 2021 tournament was ultimately cancelled "due to evolving concerns regarding COVID-19 and strict preventive measures taken by the Government of Malaysia to contain the spread of the pandemic."[14]
The 2023 Global T20 Canada took place from 20 July to 6 August at the Brampton Sports Park by CAA Centre once again.[15]
The 2024 Global T20 Canada took place from 25 July to 11 August at the Brampton Sports Park by CAA Centre as well.
Teams
edit| Team | City | Debut | Captain | Coach | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Wolves | Brampton, Ontario | 2019 | David Warner | Dougie Brown | Amit Dhankhhar Vidyut Rana |
| Bangla Tigers Mississauga | Mississauga, Ontario | 2024 | Shakib Al Hasan | Julian Wood | Zaffir Yasin |
| Montreal Tigers | Montreal, Quebec | 2018 | Chris Lynn | Dav Whatmore | Aashish Parikh |
| Toronto Nationals | Toronto, Ontario | 2018 | Colin Munro | Donovan Miller | Luqman Ahmed Touseef Ahmad |
| Surrey Jaguars | Surrey, British Columbia | 2023 | Sunil Narine | Lalchand Rajput | Harjinder Singh Dhanawa[16] |
| Vancouver Knights | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2018 | Usman Khawaja | Richard Pybus | Shakir Memon |
Former teams
edit| Team | Debut | Last |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies B | 2018 | |
| Edmonton Royals | 2018 | 2019 |
| Winnipeg Hawks | 2018 | 2019 |
| Mississauga Panthers | 2023 | |
Results
edit| Season | Final | Player of the series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Winning margin | Runner-up | Venue | ||
| 2018 | Vancouver Knights 148/3 (17.3 overs) |
Won by 7 wickets | Cricket West Indies B Team 145 (17.4 overs) |
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario |
Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks) |
| 2019 | Winnipeg Hawks 192/8 (20 overs) 21/0 (super over) |
Won super over by 5 runs | Vancouver Knights 192/6 (20 overs) 16/1 (super over) |
CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario |
JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks) |
| 2023 | Montreal Tigers 135/5 (20 overs) |
Won by 5 wickets | Surrey Jaguars 130/5 (20 overs) |
CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario |
Sherfane Rutherford (Montreal Tigers) |
| 2024 | Toronto Nationals 97/2 (15 overs) |
Won by 8 wickets | Montreal Tigers 96/9 (20 overs) |
CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario |
Junaid Siddique (Toronto Nationals) |
Statistics
editMedia
editMediapro was appointed as "global consultant" for Global T20 Canada's media rights in 2019, handling aspects of world feed production and international distribution via its various regional subsidiaries. In 2019, the tournament's Canadian broadcast rights were held by Asian Television Network, with selected matches being televised by the mainstream sports channel TSN.[17] For the 2023 season, the broadcast rights were acquired by CBC Sports, with all matches streaming on CBC Gem, and the CBC Television broadcast network also carrying the championship match.[18]
Broadcasters for the 2023 season include:[19][20]
| Location | Television broadcaster(s) | Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Fox Cricket | |
| Bangladesh | T Sports | T Sports app |
| Canada | CBC Television (finals only) | CBC Gem |
| United Kingdom | Viaplay Xtra | |
| India Nepal |
Star Sports | Fancode |
| Middle East | beIN Sports | |
| Pakistan | A Sports | Ary Zap |
| South Africa | SuperSport | |
| United States | MAQ TV | |
| Other regions | Kwesé Sports | DAZN |
References
edit- ^ a b c Penna, Peter Della (7 August 2019). "Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers refuse to take field over unpaid wages". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Cricket Canada announces ICC-approved T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "ICC gives green light to Global T20 Canada League, Justin Trudeau wishes luck". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "ICC Gives Go Ahead To Global Twenty20 Canada". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Justin Trudeau Pleased With ICC Approval For Canada's T20 League". News18. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Chris Gayle-led Vancouver Knights win inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title". The Globe and Mail. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "T20 cricket tournament returns to Brampton with hopes of surpassing 200M viewers worldwide". CTV News Toronto. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada Postponed". Cricket Canada. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021". Cricket Canada. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ Sharma, Jatin (7 April 2021). "Third season of Global Canada T20 league to be played in Malaysia". Circleofcricket.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Welcome Surrey Jaguars". Global T20 Canada via Facebook. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ GT20 Canada. "Announcement". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ GT20 Canada (16 May 2023). "Global T20 Canada Returns". GT20.ca. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Harjinder Singh Dhanawa - Owner - Surrey Jaguars".
- ^ "Global T20 Canada League Appoints Mediapro as New Global Consultant". Sports Video Group. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ Mann, Colin (25 July 2023). "CBC Sports airs Global T20 Canada". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "GT20 2023 Broadcast details". GT20 Canada Twitter. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Cricket Canada to host GT20 2023 in July and August". Czarsportzauto. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.